Happy New Year From BHGP

This community is the best in all of the interwebz, and it is one of the only reasons why I have remained sane in this shitty football year.

Cheers!

I will help plan a manned space journey to the moon to watch the Iowa men’ basketball team take on Purdue (it is their home court after all).

Hope everyone stayed safe. Happy New Year and Go Hawks!

But yeah, everyone here is awesome.

As Ross points out I’ve had to reduce my contributions here at BHGP over the course of this season and mercifully for everyone, 2012 will see far fewer of my rants. BHGP is in great hands as we all know, and I wish everyone a prosperous and happy New Year!

2012 Resolutions:
- Will not to mention “DJK” more than a dozen times, here or anywhere.
- More cowbell, less cow tipping.
- See Citizen Cane at least once and Lost In America at least 10 times (well, at the very least the Nest Egg scene).
- Finally sell, give away, or throw out my hotel soap collection.
- Build a cedar closet for my sweater collection.
- Buy and use a monocular.
- Attend a Yankee game and heckle fearlessly.
- Switch to briefs (I prefer not to say what I am switching from though).
- Spend less time on the internet and more time on the treadmill.
- Spend less time lying to myself.

Happy happy!

I just realized how much the UI owes this site for my return to superfandom of all things Iowa. I can honestly say that I really doubt I ever would’ve considered getting season football tickets after all these years had I not also developed a BHGP obsession.

Mad props to the creators of, contributors to & commentors on BHGP. May 2012 find you all happy & healthy. Go Hawkeyes!!!

A very special thanks to the editors/writers/authors/managers of this fine site. It’s easy to understand that life got in the way for some of my favorite authors, and I’m eternally grateful that several excellent writers have stepped right in and kept the Iowa Sports/Batshit Insanity train rolling along at top speed. And it’s been said before, but an especially big thanks to Ross for guiding and putting up with the commentariat.

Best site on the internet, hands down. Much love, BHGP.

In this most forgettable of years, I never went more than a few days without checking in, and reading and thinking and laughing about my favorite team. I’m awed by the humor, the perspective, the passion, the caring, and the eloquence I see regularly at BHGP, from writers and commenters alike. It’s not exaggeration to say that I’m a better Hawkeye thanks to you fine people.

Here’s to 2012, may it be a great year for us all and for all our beloved Iowa athletes, coaches, and teams. Also, what about expanding the coverage of the swim teams?

I can’t say much that hasn’t been said, but Naked Bootleg nailed it. Through a down year, this site made me both proud and ecstatic to be a Hawkeye, and damn it if I can avoid it for more than a week. Ross, you deserve props, nay, a damn medal for how much you’ve written and moderated the commentariat here. The emergence of the Statistical In-Ferentz, FranGraphs, and the continuation and consistency of the excellent opinion writing and absolute, unrestrained insanity of the staff and BHGProletarians have made even the worst parts of 2011 (Iowa-related and otherwise) bearable and even enjoyable. So, in this new year, let us remain even as the men, women, and coaches of Iowa athletics move on, stars emerge and athletes stagnate, and the world keeps turning, oblivious to the ticking clock in the heads of millions of fans, counting down to September, 2012.

Thank you to the writers and commentors for another year of great writing and discussion I resolve to keep a document of the greatest comments of the year and share them with everyone a year from this time. There were some amazing posts that need to be remembered for their hilarity.

I can’t count how many times this site provided me with just the kind of pick-me-up I needed, to get through a lousy day, a lousy season, or a lousy year. On top of that, this site actually does amazing at keeping up with news and delivering it in a humorous, yet insightful way. The work that all the writers/managers/other important people do to contribute to this site is greatly appreciated by the myself and others. Thank you.

Thank you, also, to my fellow readers/posters for being, well, just as hilarious/insightful.

I hope everyone has a fantastic and prosperous new year.

GO IOWA AWESOME!

This is about the one time of year we can publicly admit you folks are funny, interesting, and well worth stopping by once a day, and maybe even riffing on your wonderful absurdism/knowledge/eclecticism to develop our own in-jokes.

Or we can just pretend it’s a contest and be sure we were nicer to you than you were to us during this holiday season and go back to being Most Hated Rivals.